OpenAI’s super PAC might be funding a ‘news’ site staffed by AI reporters.

Nathan Calvin, from advocacy group Encode, received an interview request from Michael Chen, a reporter at The Wire by Acutus. But it turns out Chen probably doesn’t exist, and most of the “reporters” at the suspiciously pro-AI Acutus appear to be bots. It’s just the tip of a financial trail that appears to lead to OpenAI.

OpenAI’s super PAC might be funding a ‘news’ site staffed by AI reporters.

TL;DR

  • An interview request was made to Nathan Calvin of Encode by Michael Chen of The Wire by Acutus.
  • Michael Chen may not exist, and most reporters at Acutus appear to be AI bots.
  • A financial trail suggests OpenAI's super PAC might be funding Acutus.